Once Again: Transgender Does Not Equal Gay
April 1, 2012. 1:49 pm • Section: Trans Talk
Posted by: Jillian Page
http://blogs.montrealgazette.com/2012/04/01/once-again-transgender-does-not-equal-gay/ (http://blogs.montrealgazette.com/2012/04/01/once-again-transgender-does-not-equal-gay/)
The news stories about Jenna Talackova and the anti-LGBT bills being passed in Russia are highlighting once again the struggles the media and political/public figures, as well as many others, are having with terminology.
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In Russia, the reports on the anti-LGBT bills are a different matter. There and in reporting all over the world, the statements in the media and from politicians and others are all about "the anti-gay bills" and "promoting homosexuality to minors." Thing is, the bills are also targeting trans folks (and bisexual folks) — and we all know that being trans does not automatically mean you are gay, right? Just as, being gay doesn't automatically mean you are trans, right?